The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-08-10


counties selling little clocks. which
pretend to be so constructed that you
can tell the hour at night without the
aid Of lamp or other light. It's a
fraud, and we warn our readers against
purchasing any such clocks.
The new marriage law for York
State goes into effect on the first Of
September. A license must be pro-
cured before marriage, and a man
under u and woman under Is are
prohibited from marrying without the
consent Of parents or guardians. This
makes it tough for preachers living
along the borders, as their revenues
will be very much curtailed, and the
average young man must now either
fish or cut bait.
The man Kelly, whom Esquire
fowler, of Marienville, sentenced to
six months in Jail for petty larceny,
made his escape Monday, by scaling
the wall of the jail.yard, into which
be had been let for a short time, by
tearing board from the wall, by the
aid of which he climbed to the top.
He took to the woods, and when last
seen was making tracks for Marien-
vile, where he staid previous to his
conviction. Sheriff Agnew was absent
at the time.
The storm Of last Friday night,
while quite severe at this place, was
nothing compared with the effects in
surrounding towns. Oil City was
washed and drenched until the town
looked so clean the inhabitants hardly
recognized it when they woke up next
morning. Franklin was also quite
severely dealt with. The effect at
Grand Valley must have been won.
derful, according to correspondence
in this issue, in which the play of the
elements is vividly described.
-Pleasantville correspondence to
Titusville Citizen: Since the develop.
ment at Shamburg has proven so re-
munerative a good deal of attention
has been paid to old territory and we
confidently expect that sooner or later
Pithole, Fagundas, New London aud
Enterprise will again come into prom
inence as producing sections, indeed
considerable land has already been
quietly picked up in those localities
and it needs but the stimulus of dol.
ler,market to cause this whole seclior
to again assume character ON an oil
field Of respective dimensions.
We have the meagre particular
of the destruction by fire of the dwell
ing of Daniel Brecht, who lives a
Beaver Valley, Hickory township, oil
Wednesday last. Everything, excep
the clothing from one bed, was con
sumed, even to a hundred dollars j
cash which Mr. B. had laid away 70
a rainy day. His barn was save
only by the greatest efforts of tn
neigbbors. Mr.. Brecht is q hard
3 working industrious farmer and tn
loss falls heavily upon him. We al
3 not informed as to whether there ws
any insurance on the property.
Speaking of the proposed prohit
itory amendment, Kepler's sheet say
) it is "to be voted for at the Novembe
election" For consummate, iuexcu
able ignorance commend US to Keple
D Any ordinary ignoramus, who SCI
himself up for an editor should kno
that the amendment must pass anotl
t er Legislature before it is voted oil
h And still this lunk. head has chez
d enough to aspire to the county con
: missionersbip. Well, when the pei
+ pie want a loud mouthed ignoran
o blow.hard for that Office, Kepler
e claims cannot be overlooked. don
you understand"
The Bradford Era gave the nam
J of number of producers who favor
5 shutdown. Among them are Va
J Week & Mitchell, James ANN, Col
y man. Penny & Payne, Johp' Cochra
= John Denman, Woods & Youn
'' Ralph q Tucker, Captain Jones, d
; Van ScOy, G. B. Whitehead, P. \
u Shannon and E. H. Jennings. Thes
it will be remembered, are all Bra
- ford producers, and Bradford wei
A. are very small. We do not notice
D. the list the names of T. w. PHILLIP
'r John McKeown and other kings
ie the trade whose product offset maj
70 square miles of Bradford wells. w